Switzerland: The Description

The country of Switzerland is also known as Swizz Confederation. The country is located in Western Europe. The country is surrounded by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The country of Switzerland covers an area of 41,285 sq km having a population of around 7,866,500 people. The group of people found in Switzerland includes German, French, Italian and Roman. The population of Switzerland communicate in German, French, Italian and Romansh. The people of Switzerland follow the religion of Christianity, Catholic Church, Protestants, Islam, Eastern Orthodoxy, Pentecostalism, Buddhism and Methodism. The climate of the country is marked by Central European climate. The days are marked by temperatures ranging from 18 degrees to 28 degrees in summer and winters are marked by temperatures ranging from -2 degrees to 7 degrees. The southern area experiences Mediterranean climate.

Modes of Commutation for Switzerland
Eurolines has the services for commutation in the European countries. Swizz International Airport serves the purpose of commutation to domestic and international destinations. Air France, American Airlines, British Airways and United Airlines are certain Airlines that help the country commute to different parts of the world.

Best Restaurants In Switzerland
  • Hiltl
    The restaurant is located in Zurich. The place is famous for vegetarian dishes and remains the most crowded restaurant still for serving the best meat of the city. The places have been a popular one from a very long time.

  • Leughauskeller
    Leughauskeller is the restaurant located in Zurich. The restaurant serves Swizz food and a variety of other vegetarian foods too. There are a variety of around 20 different sausages and different variants of beer served by the restaurant.

  • Adler's Swizz Chuchi
    The restaurant is located in Zurich. The restaurant has the major tourist attraction, serving the best Swizz food in the city. It is a warm kept place serving fondue and radette, which are the speciality of the restaurant.
Lifestyle and Culture
Switzerland's culture has an influence of European and Romansh culture. The country is marked by authors and intellectuals like Thomas Mann and James Joyce respectively. Charlie Chaplin has been the famous artist from the country. There have been great contributions towards literature by Gottfried Keller and Max Fresch. The sports like skiing, tobogganing, climbing, fishing, cycling, tennis, handball and Soccer has been widely placed in Switzerland. There are many sites that are the tourist attractions which includes Kunstmuseum in Basel which has collection from the years ranging from 1400-1600.

The economy of Switzerland is held by agriculture, machinery, textiles, industry of watch manufacturing, chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Tourism has turned into an economic activity for Switzerland.

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